The New York City Council - File #: Int 0698-2018

• File #: Int 0698-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Expanding the membership of the board of standards and appeals.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 3/7/2018
• In control: Committee on Governmental Operations
• On agenda: 3/7/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to expanding the membership of the board of standards and appeals
• Sponsors: James G. Van Bramer, Fernando Cabrera
• Indexes: Council Appointment Required, Other Appointment Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/7/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
3/7/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 698

By Council Members Van Bramer and Cabrera

Title
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to expanding the membership of the board of standards and appeals
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Section 659 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law 49 of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
? 659 Constitution and apportionment. a. There shall be an independent board of standards and appeals located within the office of administrative trials and hearings. The board of standards and appeals shall consist of [five] sixteen members to be termed commissioners, five to be appointed by the mayor, one to be appointed by the public advocate, five to be appointed, one each, by the borough presidents, and five to be appointed by the council, each for a term of six years.
b. One of the members appointed by the mayor, and one of the members appointed by the council, shall be a planner with professional qualifications and at least ten years' experience as a planner. One of the members appointed by the mayor, and one of the members appointed by the council, shall be a registered architect and shall have had at least ten years' experience as an architect. One of the members appointed by the mayor, and one of the members appointed by the council, shall be a licensed professional engineer and shall have had at least ten years' experience as an engineer. The mayor shall designate one of the members, who shall have the required experience as an architect, planner or as an engineer, to serve as chair and shall designate one of the members to serve as vice-chair, who shall act as chair in the absence of the chair or in the event that a vacancy exists in the office of chair. Of the five members appointed by the mayor and the five members appointed by council, respectively,[no more than two] each shall be a resident[s] of [any one] a different borough.
c. Every member of the board shall receive a ...